/ vɪˈzɪə(r); NAmE vɪˈzɪr/ (also wazir ) noun
an important official in some Muslim countries in the past
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: via Turkish from Arabic wazīr caliph's chief counsellor.
/ vɪˈzɪə(r); NAmE vɪˈzɪr/ (also wazir ) noun
an important official in some Muslim countries in the past
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: via Turkish from Arabic wazīr caliph's chief counsellor.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005